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1. e4
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This interesting verson of the Scotch game shows the danger of 3.d6 if white plays dxe5 |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
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Scotch opening |
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3... d6
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Unusual black third move... exd4 is the main line, after which white can retake the pawn with the knight or leave the pawn and play c3 or Bc4 |
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4. dxe5
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If black wants to recapture, he won't be able to castle because we will trade queens unless he gives up a pawn |
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4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8
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Black played this version because white often does not play 4 dxe5 because of the exchange of queens improving black's chance of equalizing |
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6. Bb5 Nd4
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also possible is Ne7 but any other move loses the pawn |
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7. Nxd4 exd4
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Black now has one pawn which has advanced far into my territory and all his other pieces on the squares where they started, except his king |
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8. Nd2
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i planned to play Nf3 next |
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8... Bb4
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Black decides to exchange my knight for his bishop, which leave me with the bishop pair |
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9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2
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Now i have the bishop pair and a choice of which way to castle. |
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10... Bd7 11. Bc4
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I don't want to trade down to a draw |
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11... f6
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Be6 was also possible |
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12. O-O-O
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i want a discovered attack on the black pawn |
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12... Ne7 13. Bb4 Nc6
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black trys to hold the pawn |
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14. Bd5
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i want to capture the C pawn and black has no way of stopping me.... |
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14... Nxb4 15. axb4 c6 16. Bb3 Kc7 17. Rxd4
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This pawn proves to be the difference in the game |
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17... Rae8 18. f3
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having my pawns on the white squares isn't ideal but i don't have a choice at this point |
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18... g5 19. Rhd1 Re7 20. g3 Bh3 21. Bc4 b5 22. Bf1
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I wanted to trade the bishops because i didn't want to end up in an endgame with bishop and pawns vs bishop and pawns because it would be more likely black could force a draw
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22... Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Rd7
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Black wants to trade down to an endgame where its all pawns and 7 against his 6 so this is fine with me |
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26. c3
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Instead of the obvious Rxd7, i play this move to prevent him from getting essentially a free move for his king. Also this closes the only chance he has of getting his king to my side without exchanging pawns |
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